Provenance

Mrs. Lloyd Bruce Wescott

Wescott, Barbara
Wescott, Barbara Harrison

American

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A female torso from the neck to the shoulders and knees is carved from white marble in this freestanding sculpture. The body is square toward us in this photograph. The neck is jagged where the head has broken off, and the arms are missing below the shoulders. The leg on our right is broken off above the knee and the other below the knee. Firm, round breasts are above a soft belly and smooth groin. Some areas of the surface are smooth and others are rough, and the marble has darkened to tan in places. The sculpture is supported by a metal rod on our right, and the work rests on a square base. The wall behind is light gray.
Hellenistic 2nd Century B.C./1st Century A.D., Roman 2nd Century B.C./1st Century A.D., Torso of Aphrodite, c. 200 B.C./150 A.D., marble, Gift of Barbara Harrison Wescott in memory of the Hon. Francis Burton Harrison, 1969.9.1

Torso of Aphrodite

Hellenistic 2nd Century B.C./1st Century A.D., Roman 2nd Century B.C./1st Century A.D. · c. 200 B.C./150 A.D. · marble ·  Accession ID  1969.9.1